Bob Emery
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Robert Donald "Bob" Emery (born March 4, 1964, in Somerville, Massachusetts
) is a college men's ice hockey
coach at State University of New York at Plattsburgh
("Plattsburgh State"). He played college hockey at Boston College
from 1983 to 1986 and briefly played professional hockey with the Fredericton Express
in New Brunswick
and the Maine Mariners
in Portland, Maine
. He has been the head men's ice hockey coach at Plattsburgh State since the 1989-1990 season. With 465 career victories, he is the winningest hockey coach in Plattsburgh history and the 20th winningest coach in NCAA college history. His .742 career winning percentage ranks third all-time among college coaches with at least 300 wins.
, Emery played hockey for Matignon High School
from 1979 to 1982 and led the team to three consecutive state championships in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Emery was named to the Massachusetts High School All-Scholastic First Team in 1981-1982.
in 1982. He participated in three NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
s while attending Boston College. He was selected as a Hockey East All-Star as a senior in the 1985-1986 season.
Emery received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Boston College in 1986. He also earned a master's degree in leadership at Plattsburgh State in 1990.
in the 10th round (208th overall pick) of the NHL Entry Draft. He was invited to the Canadiens' training camp and later played for the Fredericton Express
, the Quebec Nordiques
affiliate in the American Hockey League
. He also played with the Maine Mariners
.
of UMass Dartmouth
(.762) and Tim Coghlin
of St. Norbert College
(.757).
Emery has led Plattsburgh to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
in 14 of his 21 years as head coach. His teams have won two national championships and advanced to the Frozen Four nine times in 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. In 1992, Emery led Plattsburgh to a 32-2-2 record and its first NCAA national championship. Emery's second national championship came in 2001 as he led the team to a 29-5 record in NCAA competition and defeated the previously undefeated team from Rochester Institute of Technology
in the finals.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
) is a college men's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
coach at State University of New York at Plattsburgh
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a four-year, public liberal arts college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and opened in 1890. The college is currently part of the State University of New York system and is accredited by the Middle States Association of...
("Plattsburgh State"). He played college hockey at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
from 1983 to 1986 and briefly played professional hockey with the Fredericton Express
Fredericton Express
The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and the Maine Mariners
Maine Mariners
The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.-History:...
in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. He has been the head men's ice hockey coach at Plattsburgh State since the 1989-1990 season. With 465 career victories, he is the winningest hockey coach in Plattsburgh history and the 20th winningest coach in NCAA college history. His .742 career winning percentage ranks third all-time among college coaches with at least 300 wins.
Early years
A native of Somerville, MassachusettsSomerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
, Emery played hockey for Matignon High School
Matignon High School
Matignon High School is a co-ed Catholic school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.-Campus:...
from 1979 to 1982 and led the team to three consecutive state championships in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Emery was named to the Massachusetts High School All-Scholastic First Team in 1981-1982.
Boston College
Emery enrolled at Boston CollegeBoston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
in 1982. He participated in three NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III. The semi-finals and finals of the Division I Championship are branded as the Frozen Four, a passing nod to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship - known...
s while attending Boston College. He was selected as a Hockey East All-Star as a senior in the 1985-1986 season.
Emery received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Boston College in 1986. He also earned a master's degree in leadership at Plattsburgh State in 1990.
Professional hockey
In 1982, Emery was drafted by the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
in the 10th round (208th overall pick) of the NHL Entry Draft. He was invited to the Canadiens' training camp and later played for the Fredericton Express
Fredericton Express
The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
, the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
affiliate in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. He also played with the Maine Mariners
Maine Mariners
The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.-History:...
.
Plattsburgh State
In 1988, Emery became an assistant men's hockey coach at Plattsburgh State while studying for his master's degree. After one season as an assistant, he was promoted to head coach for the 1989-1990 hockey season. In 21 years as Plattsburgh's head coach, Emery has compiled a record of 465 wins, 146 losses, and 48 ties. At the end of the 2009-2010 hockey season, Emery ranked 20th all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches. Among the 68 men's college ice hockey coaches to reach the 300-win milestone, Emery ranks third in winning percentage at .742. The only college men's ice hockey coaches with higher career winning percentages are John RolliJohn Rolli
John Rolli is a college men's ice hockey coach. Rolli graduated from Salem State College in 1973. He has been the head hockey coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth since 1985. In 26 years as a head coach, Rolli compiled a record of 511 wins, 151 losses, and 24 ties...
of UMass Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River...
(.762) and Tim Coghlin
Tim Coghlin
Tim Coghlin is a college men's ice hockey coach. He has been the men's ice hockey head coach at St. Norbert College since 1994. Among the 100 all-time winningest college men's ice hockey coaches, Coghlin ranks second in winning percentage at .757.-Hockey player:Coghlin grew up in western Canada...
of St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...
(.757).
Emery has led Plattsburgh to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III. The semi-finals and finals of the Division I Championship are branded as the Frozen Four, a passing nod to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship - known...
in 14 of his 21 years as head coach. His teams have won two national championships and advanced to the Frozen Four nine times in 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. In 1992, Emery led Plattsburgh to a 32-2-2 record and its first NCAA national championship. Emery's second national championship came in 2001 as he led the team to a 29-5 record in NCAA competition and defeated the previously undefeated team from Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
in the finals.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston College Eagles | ECAC | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston College Eagles | ECAC | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston College Eagles | HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 39 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 1986–87 AHL season The 1986–87 AHL season was the 51st season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league institutes awarding one point in the standings, for an overtime loss... |
Fredericton Express Fredericton Express The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 1987–88 AHL season The 1987–88 AHL season was the 52nd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned shootout, but continues to award points for an overtime loss... |
Maine Mariners Maine Mariners The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.-History:... |
AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 137 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||